Carlos Yulo showcased his exceptional skill by winning his third consecutive Southeast Asian Games men’s individual all-around gold medal on the first day of the 32nd edition’s gymnastics competitions, which were held on Monday at the Olympic Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Yulo, who is the reigning Asian all-around champion, earned a total of 84.000 points, clinching the country’s 16th gold medal of the Games. His Vietnamese rivals, Le Thanh Tung and Dinh Phuong Thanh, took home the silver (80.450) and the bronze medals, respectively.
Yulo, who is also the 2021 vault World champion, scored a massive 15.000 on the apparatus, outscoring all other Filipino gymnasts who scored above 14 on the same equipment.
He also garnered a high score of 14.950 on parallel bars, where he won a silver medal at the 2021 Worlds, and 14.15 on still rings.
Yulo received a score of 14.35 on the floor exercise, where he is the 2020 World champion, in addition to 12.65 on the pommel horse and 12.90 on the horizontal bar.
Yulo’s impressive performance – as well as that of the rest of the Philippine squad – boosted their overall score. It also earned them a second consecutive silver medal finish in the team event.
Juancho Besana, Justine Ace De Leon, John Ivan Cruz, and Jan Gwynn Timbang joined Yulo to complete the squad that scored 305.25 points. Their score was only 7.75 points behind the Vietnam side, which included Le Thanh Tung, Ding Phuong Thanh, and other gymnasts.
